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REFERENCE TITLE: apprenticeships; funeral directors; embalmers;
cremationists |
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State of
Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth
Legislature Second Regular
Session 2020 |
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SB 1136 |
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Introduced by Senator Pace |
AN ACT
amending
sections 32‑1322, 32‑1324 and 32‑1394.01, Arizona Revised
Statutes; relating to funeral directors, embalmers and cremationists.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 32-1322, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
32-1322. Interns, embalmers and funeral directors; qualifications for licensure
A. An applicant for licensure as an intern shall:
1. Hold a high school diploma or its equivalent.
2. Meet either of the following:
(a) Be a graduate of an accredited or provisionally accredited school of mortuary science.
(b) Complete a
United States department of labor‑approved apprenticeship program or a
department of economic security‑approved apprenticeship program in
funeral directing and embalming.
3. Be of good moral character.
B. An applicant for licensure as an embalmer shall:
1. Pass the funeral service science section of the national board examination or the state equivalent examination.
2. Pass the embalmer state laws and rules examination.
3. Be of good moral character.
4. Have been licensed as an intern for at least one year.
5. Have successfully completed an internship program that included assisting in embalming at least twenty‑five dead human bodies.
C. An applicant for licensure as a funeral director shall:
1. Pass the funeral service arts section of the national board examination or the state equivalent examination.
2. Pass the funeral director state laws and rules examination.
3. Be of good moral character.
4. Have held an active license as an intern for at least one year and have assisted in arranging and directing at least twenty‑five funerals.
Sec. 2. Section 32-1324, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
32-1324. Intern trainee; requirements; temporary employment by funeral establishment
A. A funeral establishment may employ for a period
of not more than a total of one year an intern trainee who either:
1. Is enrolled or intends to enroll in a college of mortuary science as a student.
2. Completed or intends to complete a
United states department of labor‑approved or a DEPARTMENT of economic
security‑approved apprenticeship program in FUNERAL directing and
embalming.
B. An intern trainee who has completed at least sixteen hours of training in a board-approved course of study that includes training in embalming procedures, ethics of funeral service, applicable board rules, health and safety procedures and universal health and safety precautions through either a board‑approved course of study or an apprenticeship described in subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section may do the following:
1. Assist in the preparation of human remains.
2. Assist with an embalming at the funeral establishment if the intern trainee is under the direct personal supervision of an embalmer at all times.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, perform all other functions of a licensed intern under the supervision of an embalmer or a funeral director.
C. An intern trainee shall be of good moral character and is not required to be registered or licensed by the board.
D. A funeral establishment that employs an intern trainee shall submit all of the following to the board:
1. The name and address of the intern trainee and other information that the board requires.
2. A completed fingerprint card and the prescribed fingerprint background check fee for any person employed as an intern trainee.
E. The funeral establishment shall report to the board the termination of employment of the intern trainee.
Sec. 3. Section 32-1394.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
32-1394.01. Application; qualifications for cremationist licensure; licensure requirement for responsible cremationists
A. An applicant for a cremationist license shall submit a completed application on a form prescribed by the board. The application shall be subscribed under oath and shall be accompanied by the applicable fee pursuant to section 32‑1309 and any additional information that the board deems necessary.
B. An applicant for a cremationist license shall be of good moral character and shall submit a completed fingerprint card and the prescribed fingerprint records check fee to the board to enable the board or the department of public safety to conduct a criminal records check.
C. An applicant for a cremationist license shall either:
1. Meet the educational requirements as prescribed by the board in rule.
2. Complete a United States
department of labor‑approved apprenticeship program or a department of
economic security‑approved apprenticeship program in cremation.
D. If the board finds that the applicant meets the criteria for cremationist licensure under this section and under rules adopted by the board, the board shall issue a cremationist license.
E. Notwithstanding any other law, a responsible
cremationist is required to be licensed pursuant to this article. Any other cremationist may be licensed
pursuant to this article but, if not licensed, may engage only in cremation
activity that is allowed without a license.